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UK’s Supreme Court to hear Scottish independence case in October

A demonstrator holds a flag during a pro-Scottish independence rally in Glasgow [File: Russell Cheyne/Reuters]

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has said it will hear a legal case in October to establish whether the Scottish government can hold an independence referendum without consent from the government in London.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is seeking to hold a new vote next year, but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has declined to allow one.

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